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In a Dallas courtroom on Thursday, writer and activist Barrett Brown was sentenced to 63 months in prison and was ordered to pay a little more than $890,000 in restitution and fines, according to reports.

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For the security industry, the tide is shifting. Executives and boards are recognizing future ROI benefits in beefing up security when alerted to the potential of a three to five percent sales decline following a data breach.

What was the response? The Certegy employee, identified as a senior database administrator who had worked for the company for seven years, was fired. Certegy has found no fraudulent use of the personal information. An investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing. Certegy has asked marketing companies to stop using the information and has contacted all major credit agencies. The company will notify all affected consumers of the theft.

Quote: “As a result of this apparent theft, the consumers affected received marketing solicitations from the companies that bought the data. We believe that is the extent of any damage to the public,” said Renz Nichols, Certegy president.

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